The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18
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The Union Labor State Mass Com
vention met Tuesday afternoon in Rep.
resentative Hall at Topeka. There
were over one hundred delegates pres,
emit. The object of the meeting was Il
perfect plans for organization on the
basis of the Cincinnati platform. The
convention was called to order at
O'Clock and Hon. p. B. Maxson, Of
Lyon County, was elected Chairman
and J. G. Hubbard, of Topeka, was
elected Secretary.
Prof. G. Vincent, of Iowa, addressed
the convention and referred to the vas
amount of wealth accumulated by cor
porations and the millionaires.
AT the evening session the Commit
tee on Resolutions made report. Tit
following resolutions were finally
adopted:
Resolved, That we endorse the plat
form of the Union Labor Party adopted
at Cincinnati, February % last.
Resolved, That the Constitution OF
Kansas be amended SO as to prevent the
alien ownership of land and to give
women the full right OF suffrage.
Resolved. That Article of the Ma.
tional platform be changed to read
land" instead of ''or" between the
words ''owned" and controlled
Resolved, That we urge upon the
leaders of the united labor parties, the
supreme necessity of national confer
ence for the complete and harmonious
union of the two.
Resolved, That we view with alarm
the rapidly increasing tendency to pro
hibit free speech and to construe and
enact laws to abridge the natural and
inalienable rights of the individual In
violation of the spirit and letter of the
constitution of the United States.
Resolved, That we demand general
reduction of official salaries, and that
all officers are to be salaried, all fees in
excess of salary going into the public
treasury.
Resolved, That the members of this
convention pledge themselves to use
every honorable means in their power
for the speedy organization of every
township In the state of Kansas.
Resolved, That we the representa-
tives of the Union Labor party in con-
vention assembled, do hereby denounce
all interference with public meetings.
free press and free speech; and be it fur
Their
Resolved, That we pledge the sup
port.of the Union Labor party, of the
maintenance of free speech and free
press.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
The committee on plan of organiza
ton made the following report which
was adopted:
State Observation-Disclosures state organ
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committee composed of one member
from each congressional district to b'
elected by a state convention which
shall elect president, secretary anC
treasurer of the committee.
The members of the state centra
committee shall be chairman of TIT
congressional committee of their res
pective districts and the chairman o
the several county committees within
any congressional district shall consti
tute the congressional committee TO
such district.
The chairmen of the township an,
ward organizations shall constitute tn
County Central Committee.
Club organizations shall be forme,
in each school district or ward in an
city.
The chairmen of clubs within an
township shall constitute the Town
ship Committee.
Members of clubs shall pay sue
monthly dues for the support of tn
organization as may be fixed from tim
to time by the club.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
John w. Bridenthal, Chairman Stat
| Central Committee.
The other members of the committe
are:
First Distriet-R. j. st. Claire, {
| Atchison County.
Second district-D. o. Markley
Mound City, Lynn county.
Third district. w. Bridenthal, {
ChetOpa.
Fourth district. G. Melreon, Osag
City; postotfice, Quenemo.
Fifth district-John Balm, MaTysVillt
Marshall county.
Sixth district-C. j. Lamb, KirwiI
Phillips county.
Seventh district-D, w. Woodrow
Mcpherson.
It was moved and carried that tn
proceedings of the convention be mad
unanimous.
After the convention adjourne
which was not until II o'clock, the Gel
trial committee met and organized b
the election of John Balm, of Wamegt
treasurer and DO. Markley of MOunC
city secretary.